Nobody can deny that religion has played a major role in forming human destiny through history, writes Kiyoshi Kobayashi in this second volume of his life's work. This book tries to fathom how... More > religions came into existence, emphasising the uniformity of religious developments for virtually all the races in the world.< Less

An holistic interrogation of religion detailing the evolution of religious beliefs and practices from pre-historic times to the present day, from the position of holistic philosophy. This book is... More > intended to form part of the foundation for a true informed consent, based on a holistic understanding of The Reality Of Our Natures And The Nature Of Our Realities. The author's aim is to work toward the elimination of all forms of violence and injustice, and towards truly holistically informed consent. This book is intended to form a basis for a compulsory High-School course on comparative religion.< Less

When an emergency light goes on as their jet is landing at LAX, Jason and Rosanna meet and agree to go for coffee. He is a social worker and avowed atheist, she teaches Comparative Religion at a... More > community college. Their connection is challenged by an historical mystery that doesn't permit Rosanna to commit, compounded by former boyfriend, Carter Trustworthy, a Scientologist and a poor loser. Each family, Jason's and Rosanna's, have lost a brother, both mothers suffering from persistent depression. The final twist reveals the stunning mystery, along with painful family secrets that tear into all hearts, yet, in the end, uplift all.< Less

Religion
THE APOCRYPHA
Apocrypha is a Greek word, signifying "secret" or "hidden," but in the sixteenth century it came to be applied to a list of books contained in the... More > Septuagint, or Greek translation of the Old Testament, but not in the Palestinian, or Hebrew Canon. Hence, by theological or bibliographic purists, these books were not regarded as genuine Scripture. That view was adopted by the early Greek Church, though the Western Church was divided in opinion. They appeared as a separate section in Coverdale's English Bible in 1538, and in Luther's German Bible in 1537. The Council of Trent in 1546 admitted them as canonical, except the First and Second Esdras and the Prayer of Manasses--a view rejected after the Reformation by Protestants, who recognised only the Palestinian Record as canonical.< Less

I hope that you will find the information helpful, useful and profitable.
The information in this ebook on various aspects of religion and religious belief has been organised into 15 chapters of... More > about 500-600 words each.
I hope that it will interest those who are religious or who want to understand the basics of other religious beliefs.
As an added bonus, I am granting you permission to use the content on your own website or in your own blogs and newsletter, although it is better if you rewrite them in your own words first.
You may also split the book up and resell the articles. In fact, the only right that you do not have is to resell or give away the book as it was delivered to you.< Less

A key focus of Schopenhauer’s philosophy was his investigation of individual motivation. Before Schopenhauer, Hegel had popularized the concept of Zeitgeist, the idea that society consisted of... More > a collective consciousness which moved in a distinct direction, dictating the actions of its members. Schopenhauer, a reader of both Kant and Hegel, criticized their logical optimism and the belief that individual morality could be determined by society and reason. Schopenhauer believed that humans were motivated by only their own basic desires, or Wille zum Leben ("Will to Live"), which directed all of mankind.< Less

This is the first book in a series of studies of Atheism, Darwinism, Feminism, Marxism-Leninism, Non-violence, Paganism, Sexuality, and other belief systems, under the general heading of... More > "Against Religion".
It attempts to define religion and explains why religion is an essential part of the human psyche - which must nevertheless be resisted.< Less

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